TVRM610
Conductor
Agreed GML!I had a lot of fun on the cardinal socializing with people in the lounge. It involved a lot of beer, a lot of story telling, and a lot of laughing. It has a lounge. A lounge requires people more than anything else.
The lounge works perfect for today's traveler. The old Pullman lounges had a mix of tables, (just like the current amtrak lounge cars) and seats facing away from the windows with no tables, but ash trays. Is that what we want? I personally like being able to sit at a table, next to a window, and play cards, have a snack etc.
It would be nice to have some Viewliner Lounge Cars, with bigger windows.. or better yet the Single Level "Dome" cars as seen on the Rocky Mountaineer... but as far as the table layout.. I think the Amfleet Cafe cars work just fine.